U.S. inflation was up in January, with Americans taking yet more hits from the rising costs of groceries, rent, and energy. The consumer price index indicated that prices rose by 3 percent in ...

But three weeks into his term, Mr. Trump and White House officials have become more measured in how they discuss their efforts to tame inflation. They have begun downplaying the likelihood that ...

Inflation ticked higher in January as stubbornly high prices continued to strain Americans' household finances as the Federal Reserve weighs a continued pause to its interest rate cut plans. The ...

Not every monthly inflation report is created equally. In an economy with price pressures, January has packed a bigger punch. Price hikes in recent years have been exceptionally strong in the ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced questions on the closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Trump’s tariff policies and interest rates while testifying before the ...

It’s not just eggs. Many commonly purchased goods and services got more expensive in January, driving inflation in the wrong direction and to its highest rate since June of last year. Consumer ...

A recent survey by WalletHub, the personal finance site, found that most Americans don’t think their bank accounts are keeping up with inflation. And a CBS poll found that two-thirds of ...

Inflation also worsened on a monthly basis, with prices jumping 0.5% in January from December, the largest increase since August 2023. Core prices climbed 0.4% last month, the most since March 2024.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are sinking Wednesday after a report said inflation is unexpectedly getting worse for Americans, before even the first of President Donald Trump ’s tariffs had a ...

In fact, inflation rose much more than expected last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday – rising another half percentage point last month overall, buoyed by surging fuel ...

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Will the CPI fall to a level that would point to core PCE inflation nearing the Federal Reserve’s 2.0% target? Investors should consider the CPI changes of the sub-items. In December 2024 ...